Lithographic ExpressionWar and Image: WWI Propaganda PostersSelections from the collection of Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies The University of Tokyo

The American (or bald) eagle and Uncle Sam were frequently depicted as the traditional symbols of America on these posters in order to foster identity and fellow feeling. This was an era of significant technological progress in terms of lithographic printing as posters evolved from hand-drawn to photomechanical processes.

This exhibition introduces American society in the years heading into the war, poster artists, and printing techniques through the collection of posters owned by the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies.

Schedule:

Jan. 20, 2007 (Sat) - Mar. 25, 2007 (Sun)

Closed:

Mondays (unless Monday is a holiday, in which case closed the following day)

Hours:

10:00 - 18:00 (final admission: 17:30)

Admission:

Adults: 800 yenUniversity students: 500 yenHigh school and junior high school students: 200 yenChildren up to elementary school age (12 years old): free*50 yen discount per person in groups of more than 20 people*Free admittance to senior citizens (65 years and over)*Free admittance to visitors holding handicapped-persons' cards and their attendant